Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2001 23:22:36 -0500 (CDT) From: Brennan Stehling <brennan@offwhite.net> To: Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm@toybox.placo.com> Cc: Gemini Domino 2001 <geminidominoubermensch@yahoo.com>, jc@irbs.com, FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: freebsddiary.org sold? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0104012314020.14122-100000@home.offwhite.net> In-Reply-To: <006001c0bb2b$084807a0$1401a8c0@tedm.placo.com>
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once FreeBSDDiary.org said it was shut down because the ISP thought it was
a porno/bondage site... thinking BSD meant something besides Berkeley
Software Distribution... but it was just april fools.
I saw the thing on Perl and Python merging as well. I kinda wish it was
true, but it may be better they just borrow the better bits of code from
each language. If I read BSDi bought Walnut Creek this time last year I
would have thought it was fake, especially when they spoke of merging
with the BSD/OS into one OS. But they have been doing it.
As far as selling a BSD site, it is too early for that. BSD is just
getting exposed to the masses... there is much more BSD sites need to
offer in terms of helping new users and bringing down the cost of
ownership of FreeBSD. There are just so many Linux sites, or at least
there were a year ago, that are very helpful. The Diary seems to be the
closest thing BSD has to a knowledge base... other than the handbook of
course.
I cannot code C but I can write docs... so that is what I do when I
can. And as I have time, I hope to write some useful perl utilities for
FreeBSD... been very busy lately... sleep, work and video games.
Think of this... take Starcraft and replace the races with the Smurfs, The
Littles and the Ewoks... I think it would be very fun to play, at least
for a few hours.
Anyway, I hope FreeBSD Diary remains the excellent BSD site it has been
for a long time to come. I need it...
Brennan Stehling - software developer and system administrator
my projects:
home.offwhite.net (free personal hosting)
www.greasydaemon.com (bsd search)
On Sun, 1 Apr 2001, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:
> No, it's not, he saw the light!!
>
> Ted Mittelstaedt tedm@toybox.placo.com
> Author of: The FreeBSD Corporate Networker's Guide
> Book website: http://www.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Gemini Domino
> >2001
> >Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 5:57 PM
> >To: jc@irbs.com; FreeBSD-Questions
> >Subject: Re: freebsddiary.org sold?
> >
> >
> >PLEASE tell me this is an april fools joke...
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: John Capo <jc@irbs.com>
> >To: FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
> >Sent: Sunday, 01 April, 2001 20.29
> >Subject: Re: freebsddiary.org sold?
> >
> >
> >> April 1, 2001
> >>
> >> Quoting Ryan Masse (mail@max-info.net):
> >> > Am i reading this right freebsddiary is sold an is now the linux diary?
> >what
> >> > a shame
> >> >
> >> > http://www.freebsddiary.org
> >> >
> >> > Ryan
> >>
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